Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-10-14
The CRYSTAL WEDDING.
Fifteenth Anniversary of the Mar
riage of MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Worst.

Some time ago Emmons County's gifted
minister and school superintendent and
his worthy wife decided that they would
celebrate their crystal wedding, the tenth
of this month being the end Of the fif
teenth year since they succumbcd to the
arrows of Cupid. 1t was the intention of
Mr. and Mrs. Worst simply to celebrate
the event by reception at their residence.
But man, although he may "propose'
else there would have been no annivcr
sary and therefore no celebration-cannot
always dispose; and so it happened that
the undertaking grew beyond the bounds
marked out by It's originators. A mum.
ber of ladies of the Williamsport neigh
borhood knew-as all others here know
that MIR. Worst has always been ready to
do his part-more than his part--in this
new country. If the people of commu-
nifty wanted d speaker for the Fourth of
July, or if a sermon was the thing dc,
| sired, it was generally taken for granted
that Mr.. Worst could be pressed into SER
vice. And the people were never disap-
pointed, for he would always respond,
sometimes. as we know. to the more or
less serious disarrangemcnt of his daily
plans as horny-handed disciple of the
granger profession. 1t is generally con-
sidered that a man who tolls SIX days a
week, especially in a tussel with Nature
tor possession of a quarter section of
land, has done his part faithfully and
well. and should be allowed to rest on the
seventh. But the people of the Williams
port country wanted church services, and
| they asked Mr.. Worst to preach. Some
of them went to him and offered to raise
a certain sum as salary But the country
was new and good health more plentiful
than the root of all evil; so Mr. Worst said
that he would not accept salary, but
that he would preach. He has done so :;
and, while some of US have not attended
church as regularly as we have attended
meals, there is not man or woman in the
Williamsport country who does not ap.
preciate Mr.. Worst's kindness and public
spirit in preaching ON the Sabbath after
working the preceding six days on the
farm.
OF all these things thought the Will
transport ladies aforesaid, and their first
move was to enlarge the scope of the Gel
ebration by prevailing on Mr.. aud Mrs.
| Worst to consent that the ladies should
obtain the schoolhouse for the reception.
Now, in this country few of US have fa-
cilities for keeping a large assortment of
fragile household goods, and therefore
the ladies thought it would be- the wiser
and more practical course to have the
larger part of the presents IN 4he form of
money. And to this end they success.
fully laborcd.
Well, Monday evening came, and with
it the largest crowd that has yet assembled
within the schoolhouse. For some time
the friends and neighbors enjoyed them
selves in conversation. and then, call of
sudden" the majestic form of Magistrate
Dougherty was seen marching toward the
"rostrum," and soon the command of
silence was given IN stentorian tones.
The Judge then proceeded, with one eye
on the frosted cake and the other on a
piece Of manuscript which he held in his
hand, to deliver an impromptu oration,
in which he gave sketch of the critical
period in the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Worst
just previous to the time when one John
Brown made the few necessary remarks
that launched them on the sea of matri-
mony.
At the conclusion of the Judges flight
of rLeteric and eutburst of eloquence the
bride and groom entered, escorted by Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Worst, aud took posi-
tion before the magistrate. The cere-
mony was brief, somewhat after the
manner Of the justice who married the
'tclosely pursued runaway couple with a
"Have her? - Have him? - Hitched p
THE Judge then shook hands with bride
and groom, and told them to call again IN
five years and he would marry them once
more, at their ''china wedding" I'VE
must here digress to state that this remark
by the Judge is of vast and deep political
significance, as 1T is plain announcement
to the world that the Judge does not in
tend to take his grip from the highly lu.
crative position of an Emmons County
J. P. for some time yet. The newly
and doubly married couple then received
the congratulations of those present.
The people now enjoyed themselves ir
social converse for time, and then came
the supper. 1t was a good one, and re
ceived energetic appreciation.
Mr. Armstrong then arose and in few
. well-chosen remarks presented, in thu
$ name Of the donors, the money and othe
gifts to Mr.. and Mrs. Worst. Besides til,
pretty and useful household articles con
: tributed, there was nearly seventy dollars
: in money.
, Mr.. Worst feellngly responded, ant
: thanked his fellow-settlers for their kind
: ness and thoughtfulness. 1t was genu
: inc surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Worst al
!, the ladies in charge of the affair hat
e kept their proceedings extremely quiet.
y During the evening the company hae
N the pleasure of listening to, some goot
a music, both instrumental and vocal, duet
y and solos, rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Her
IL krick, the Misses Libbie Kurtz, Jcnni
}: Smalley, Eva Campbell, Anna E. Cell
}; Lille Keim, and Mr.. D. R. Rupert.
I. The presents other than the money wer
IS as follows: Butter dish, Mr.. and Mrs. w
| D,t< 81 r.,